Bihar Police inspired by Rani's 'Mardaani'

Bihar CID IG wants the police to learn a lesson or two from Rani's film on trafficking

The Bihar Police brass have identified a possible strategy to tackle the state's trafficking racket, thanks to Bollywood actor Rani Mukerji's portrayal of a non-nonsense cop in her latest film, Mardaani.

Released last week, Mardaani deals with the issue of human trafficking.

CID Inspector General (weaker section) Arvind Pandey has asked Bihar Police personnel to watch the film to get tips on how to check human trafficking in the state.

To this end, the senior officer has written to all the district and Government Railway Police superintendents of police, as well as commandants of Bihar Military Police, to arrange a screening of the film for their subordinate personnel.

In his missive, Pandey pointed out how human trafficking had emerged as a big global problem and said the police had an important role in checking it.

"Cops need to show dedication and expertise in tackling this issue," he added. "Mardaani is a good example of this."

Pandey described the way Mardaani's protagonist policewoman busts the network of human traffickers as "praiseworthy".